Madeleine Hopkins & Jan Roy
September 9 – September 15
Oils & Watercolors
Reception: Friday, September 10, 7 – 9pm
Madeleine P. Hopkins’ paintings are in direct response to the raw beauty of the coastal areas of Maine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts. Drawn to remote, natural places, her paintings are about light, color, composition & texture. Often, she uses a palette knife to convey the intensity and emotional response of color, like a third-dimension to a painting. Hopkins works on an oil painting in layers, often taking weeks to make adjustments & changes, much the way a sculptor may work. She revisits scenes… alters the reality of lighting… composes & recomposes. The scene has to speak to her in order to become a painting: It has to tell a story.
Hopkins works in a variety of media, primarily oil but also acrylic, watercolor & pastel. Within each medium there are different approaches to application. For instance, an oil painting using a brush may have a softer, illustrative look than an oil painting using a palette knife. A pastel painting can be soft or abstract, depending on application.
Hopkins is a 1982 graduate of Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. In 2003, she created her website: www.MPHopkinsStudio.com. She exhibits in galleries in Southern Maine, New Hampshire & Newburyport MA. She has received numerous awards for her paintings. More recently, Hopkins created her blog: http://MPHopkinsStudio1.blogspot.com where you will find monthly updates of her shows and interesting stories & anecdotes. Madeleine P. Hopkins lives & works in Southern Maine with her husband, Christopher, daughter Elizabeth (…now 17) & cat, Annie.
Hopkins is pleased to be sharing this exhibit with Newburyport artist, Jan Roy, whose work she has admired for many years.
The paintings in this exhibit were inspired by my recent trip abroad. With a sketchbook, stacks of prepared paper and a zip lock bag of watercolors, I traveled for four months through 5 countries exploring the various landscapes . I stayed in small villages, suburbs of industrial cities, farm hamlets, and seaside resorts off season, The gouaches were painted on location. When the weather was bad, I worked in makeshift studios at the homes I was staying in, using sketches and notes as a rough guide.
As you can see from this collection, each country had a unique feel, which resulted in its own distinct color palette. I expect to work on larger pieces in the fall.
Jan Roy designed and printed silkscreens for 25 years before turning her attention to painting in 2000. She is represented by two galleries in New England and shows at the Newburyport Art Association, where she has received numerous awards. Jan lives in Newburyport and has a studio in Haverhill, Mass. To learn more about Jan and her work visit www.janroy.com.
